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The "Tim S. Dool" tied up at the former PASCOL wharf now owned by Heddle Marine for winter birthing .
One of very few vessels built for Great Lakes service by the Saint John Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Saint John, NB, the Seaway sized gearless bulk carrier was built as the yard’s hull #1084 and launched October 15, 1967 as the Senneville for the Mohawk Navigation Co., Ltd., Montreal, QC. Named after a community near Montreal, QC located on the western end of Montreal Island on the Lake of Two Mountains, home to Mohawk Navigation’s president Mr. Robert A. Campbell, the Senneville became only the second Great Lakes bulk carrier with her wheelhouse, all accommodations and machinery aft. The first laker was the Senneville’s 1963-built fleetmate Silver Isle (now sailing as the Algoisle). The Senneville was built using the lightest weight steel that would pass classification society and Coast Guard inspections to save weight and increase cargo capacity. Upon entering service, the Senneville became the flagship of the fleet and departed Sept Isles, QC on November 8, 1967 on her maiden voyage laden with iron ore for Cleveland, OH. While on this trip, she was noted to have transited upbound in the Welland Canal on November 11.
Algoma Central Corporation renamed their bulker Tim S. Dool at a small ceremony held June 3, 2008 below Lock 1 of the Welland Canal. The renaming was in honor of the Corporation’s former President and Chief Executive Officer on the occasion of his retirement from that position. Mr. Dool continues as a director of the company. The ceremony was attended by friends and family of Mr. Dool and employees from Algoma Central. Sponsor Mrs. Ellen Dool, wife of Tim Dool, rededicated the vessel with the traditional breaking of the champagne bottle against the laker’s bow. Seaway Marine Transport continues to operate and manage the Tim S. Dool for Algoma Central. Her cargoes remain focused in the bulk agricultural and iron ore trades as they have since she first entered service on the Great Lakes.
Written by George Wharton.
Ship Particulars
Length730′ 00″ (222.51m)
Beam77′ 11″ (23.75m)
Depth39′ 08″ (12.09m)
Midsummer Draft28′ 03″ (8.61m)
Capacity31,054 tons
Engine Power10,750 bhp diesel
Previous Names
Senneville1967 – 1994
Algoville1994 – 2008
Tim S. Dool2008 – Today
21DE4276HDRZ-SharpenAI-MotionW
The "Tim S. Dool" tied up at the former PASCOL wharf now owned by Heddle Marine for winter birthing .
One of very few vessels built for Great Lakes service by the Saint John Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Saint John, NB, the Seaway sized gearless bulk carrier was built as the yard’s hull #1084 and launched October 15, 1967 as the Senneville for the Mohawk Navigation Co., Ltd., Montreal, QC. Named after a community near Montreal, QC located on the western end of Montreal Island on the Lake of Two Mountains, home to Mohawk Navigation’s president Mr. Robert A. Campbell, the Senneville became only the second Great Lakes bulk carrier with her wheelhouse, all accommodations and machinery aft. The first laker was the Senneville’s 1963-built fleetmate Silver Isle (now sailing as the Algoisle). The Senneville was built using the lightest weight steel that would pass classification society and Coast Guard inspections to save weight and increase cargo capacity. Upon entering service, the Senneville became the flagship of the fleet and departed Sept Isles, QC on November 8, 1967 on her maiden voyage laden with iron ore for Cleveland, OH. While on this trip, she was noted to have transited upbound in the Welland Canal on November 11.
Algoma Central Corporation renamed their bulker Tim S. Dool at a small ceremony held June 3, 2008 below Lock 1 of the Welland Canal. The renaming was in honor of the Corporation’s former President and Chief Executive Officer on the occasion of his retirement from that position. Mr. Dool continues as a director of the company. The ceremony was attended by friends and family of Mr. Dool and employees from Algoma Central. Sponsor Mrs. Ellen Dool, wife of Tim Dool, rededicated the vessel with the traditional breaking of the champagne bottle against the laker’s bow. Seaway Marine Transport continues to operate and manage the Tim S. Dool for Algoma Central. Her cargoes remain focused in the bulk agricultural and iron ore trades as they have since she first entered service on the Great Lakes.
Written by George Wharton.
Ship Particulars
Length730′ 00″ (222.51m)
Beam77′ 11″ (23.75m)
Depth39′ 08″ (12.09m)
Midsummer Draft28′ 03″ (8.61m)
Capacity31,054 tons
Engine Power10,750 bhp diesel
Previous Names
Senneville1967 – 1994
Algoville1994 – 2008
Tim S. Dool2008 – Today